The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-08
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Politics Warming Up-Prospects for Bart
let's Election-Where the "Know
Nothings" are To-Day-The Inde-
pendents, &C., sc.
BALTIuopr- October Atb- 1ss7

BALTIMORE, October 4th, 1887.
Messrs. Editors Politics are becoming more
active every day with all parties and is likely to
become more so until after the elections The
Democrats are holding their primary elections to-
day to select delegates to a Judiciary convention.
Good selections will, if possible, be made They
cannot be avoided if they wish to poll strong
vote. The independent Democrats, however, are
likely to turn out strong. They contend that they
are the true party. They claim to be-though of
the true party-real Democrats and nothing else.
Their politics is not changed, but to gain their end
will this time vote with the Republicans provided
good men are nominated. This, it is believed,
will be done, the very best that can be found
There is no doubt that the Republicans have nom
mated popular and good man for Mayor in the
person of Mr. Bartlett He is q pure man and
will make capital Chief Magistrate. He has no
enemies and many friends on all sides. He is
thorough business man and takes the nomination
because it is his duty. There are some of his
friends who think he will have majority of 5000
to 5000 votes. This think is mistake. If he
should be elected by small majority think he
will do WE'LL There is very strong vote against
him-ever has been since so many of the roughs
went over from the Know Nothing party to the
Democrats. The truth is if it were not for these,
with fair vote it would always have been close
contest between the real Democrats and Republi-
cans. The roughs have been more fortunate in
ocrats than from the Republicans As for princ-
pie they don't care much about it. They look
upon it as political game. They will do so still
if encouraged. Such men care nothing about re-
forming the party within the party, and fear
never will. It is only the honest of the party
that aim at this. Those who are truly honest and
want fair election and count are they who will
unite with the independent Democrats and Repub-
licans this fall, but fear they are not numerous
q re- varv
ly to accomplish their end. They are determined
in having change if it is possible, if the old
Democratic party has to go down. Fraud will not
do hereafter for election.
The Independent Democrats who purpose voting
with the Republicans have had very large and
effective meetings recently and intend having more
until the election comes off. It is long time
since we have had a change and it seems to be
coming this year. Voters are wearied of the old
fashioned way of doing things. The people look
for this and hope it is near at hand. They are
tired of bosses. They don't wish to be so much
controlled by few men, who at best are political
tricksters. They care only for themselves and the
holding of Office. There are many of them who
have filled fat places for the past fifteen and twen
ty years and yet hold them. The people seem to
say the time has come for a new deal; that work.
ing for the same men all the time is no fun
Gen. Latrobe has been an excellent Mayor and If
he should be successful this time will be capital
officer again, but he should be content and let
some one else have chance. There are many
who object to him this account and on no other.
If he is elected again I shall find no fault with
him provided he is chosen honestly and by fair
vote and count. He has been compelled to keep
some bad political company which hope he could
not help. know him we'll and have voted for
him in past campaigns for the Mayoralty as an
Independent. But DO better man can be found
than Mr.. Bartlett his opponent There are very
uxuho at nnl w holi fhafM Mr. w
be elected Mayor, but that majority of Republi
cans to the City Council as we'll as members of the
Legislature and Governor. The Democratic party
is certainly very much split up in the city and
State There are too many men like Mr.. Cowen
who are on the Independent Democratic side and
they are certainly a power. It's no use to cay
otherwise. 1t is only few weeks until the cleo
ton takes place and shall see what we shall see.
Accounts from Baltimore county are very
couraging to the Republicans in consequence of
the Democrats being so much divided and of there
being so many tickets in the field. 1t certainly
will be a good thing to have some change there.
It is fair to have sometimes a new deal and new
officials.
regret to learn of the death of Mr.. C. Irving
Dirty, member of the bar of Baltimore. lie was
much esteemed by every one. 1 knew him many
years. He had been in bad health for eight or ten
years and was at one time Collector of Internal
Revenue.
There are two men now living near Boundary
avenue one of whom is in his Goth year and the
other in his Ssth. They are both in the enjoy
ment of fair health-physical and mental-like as
if they had good lease on life yet. They are
Mr.. Barton, one of the Greenmount Cemetery
ate-keepers, and Prof. John H. Hewitt, the poet
and writer. The latter is known generally and
looks as if he was good for hundred Mr.. Bar
ton, learn, is about to leave his position as
assistant gatekeeper, as he has gotten too feeble
to attend to it. NEsToR.